Public Libraries in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka — Challenges

Kalpana Chandrasekar · *Library Philosophy and Practice* (e-journal), University of Nebraska Digital Commons, August 2013

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Peer-reviewed library-science paper assessing the state of public libraries in Jaffna District post-conflict. Directly examines what was and was not restored after the 2003 reopening, documents the ongoing shortage of Tamil-medium materials, and analyses the structural challenges of rebuilding a damaged library sector in a post-war zone. Essential for assessing the gap between reconstruction symbolism and substantive restoration.

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